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- ↑ Ariel Esteban Cayer, "« Cash rules everything around me »: 88:88 d’Isiah Medina". 24 images, Issue 176, Feb.–Apr. 2016, p. 32.
- ↑ "Three Canadian movies in competition at Locarno Film Festival, including one to be screened in the Piazza Grande". Canada NewsWire , July 15, 2015.
- ↑ Aidan Geary, "In conversation with Isiah Medina". Winnipeg Free Press , August 29, 2015.
- ↑ Sam Adams, "Isiah Medina’s Avant-Garde Sensation ’88:88′ Is Now Available to Stream". IndieWire , March 18, 2016.
- ↑ Nick Newman, "Stream Isiah Medina’s Acclaimed Debut Feature ’88:88′ for Free". The Film Stage, July 18, 2016.
- ↑ "2017 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 16, 2016.
